Broad Street To Be Closed For 8 Days

Know what would make this whole Convention Center expansion even better than knocking down some old buildings? Right: Closing off Broad Street for eight days. Duh, why didn’t we think of this before?

Starting tomorrow at 5 a.m., Broad will be closed off from JFK Boulevard to Race Street northbound and from Race Street to Arch Street southbound. SEPTA’s buses will have a bunch of detours (see the map from KYW 1060 at right).

The closing is taking place because of the demolishing of a building at Broad and Cherry streets; the Convention Center expansion project director says: “It’s kind of an extraordinary circumstance. And the measures taken for public safety reasons are also extraordinary.” Oh, well it’s all okay if it’s an extraordinary situation, then. I thought it was more inconvenient, but now I understand.

Convention Center Work Will Close North Broad St. for Eight Days [KYW 1060]